Iris Bancroft was sixteen when she made this plywood viola during a WPA program in her hometown of Chicago in 1938. She played the viola throughout her adult life.
Bancroft Viola
- Description (Brief)
- Iris Bancroft was sixteen when she made a plywood viola during a WPA program in her hometown of Chicago. She played the viola throughout her adult life
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Bancroft, Iris Nelson
- date made
- 1938
- Credit Line
- Gift of Iris Nelson Bancroft
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 27 in x 9 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 68.58 cm x 23.495 cm x 8.89 cm
- Object Name
- viola
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